Chicken Apple Sausage

By nichc

healthy & yummy... great family breakfast treat! Save time by making the meat mixture the night before.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 medium sweet apple, such as Gala or Honeycrisp, peeled and diced
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
• 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel fennel seed, chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add apples and cook, stirring, 2 more minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cool for 5 minutes. Wipe out the pan.

Add chicken, sage, sugar, fennel, salt and pepper to the bowl with the apples and onions. Gently mix to combine. .

Generously coat the pan with cooking spray and heat over medium. Using a 1/3-cup measure, scoop 4 portions of the sausage mixture into pan, flattening each into a 3-inch patty. Cook until the patties are browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side, adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent burning. Coat the pan with cooking spray again and repeat with remaining sausage mixture.
Make Ahead Tip: Freeze the cooked sausage in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

Per patty: 112 calories; 6g fat (1 g sat , 3g mono ); 5g carbs; 2g added sugars; 10g protein; 0g fiber